Activities and Events in October to Promote Online Safety and Security

University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is planning events and activities to promote online safety and security during National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October. For the second consecutive year, UMUC will join the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to promote its Stop.Think.Connect.™ campaign.

Stop.Think.Connect. was created to foster an understanding that “cyber security is a shared responsibility, and everyone can take a few simple steps to make the Internet more secure,” according to DHS.

National Cyber Security Awareness Month will focus on five themes:

October 1–2 – General Cyber Security Awareness: 5 Years of Stop.Think.Connect.

Event highlights include a panel discussion on the latest industry trends, featuring Gerald N. “Chip” Willard, senior technical leader at the National Security Agency’s Central Security Service Threat Operations Center; Devon Bryan, vice president of Global Chief Information Security Services at ADP; Stephen Gantz, chief security and privacy officer at Cognosante; and Richard Smith, information and security officer at Freddie Mac, and who formerly served on the Commission for Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency.

UMUC will also be promoting cyber security awareness and the DHS campaign on its social media channels using #stopthinkconnect and #NCSAM.

For a list of events and more information about UMUC activities during National Cyber Security Awareness Month, visit www.umuc.edu/cybermonth.